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26 Aug 2004, 02:42

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The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and isB. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long andC. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and beingD. includes the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is E. includes the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

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26 Aug 2004, 16:08

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I think I may be wrong, but in B, shouldn't "growing as big as 30 feet long" simply be "growing as big as 30 feet" (the long is redundant).
The same error crops up in D.
In C, there is a shift in tense.
The "it" in E is not needed.

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26 Aug 2004, 18:22

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The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact<< include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is >>famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and isB. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long andC. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and beingD. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big as 30 feet long and is E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is

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28 Jan 2005, 09:16

The 32 species that make up the dolphin family are closely related to whales and in fact include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is famous for its aggressive hunting pods.

A. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and is

B. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing as big as 30 feet long and

C. include the animal known as the killer whale, growing up to 30 feet long and being

D. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow as big
as 30 feet long and is

E. include the animal known as the killer whale, which can grow to be 30 feet long and it is